Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha will indeed be available for the club's remaining matches this season, as reports from Old Trafford have emphatically denied earlier claims, according to the English press. This morning, media outlets in Brazil and Portugal had suggested that the Brazilian Football Confederation reached an agreement with the Red Devils' management for Cunha to sit out the rest of the campaign, allowing him extra rest to be fully prepared for the upcoming World Cup. The Brazilian forward had been recovering from an injury that sidelined him for the Brentford match, but he made his return against Liverpool, where he also found the back of the net.
Cunha joined Manchester United last summer for approximately 75 million euros. So far this season, he has recorded 9 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances and is expected to be one of Brazil's key attackers for the upcoming World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. To date, he has made a total of 21 appearances for the Seleção, registering just one goal and two assists.